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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2020

Variable Details

VariableLKWFWM
LabelLooking for work in last 4 weeks (main method)
Responses
1 Job Centre 57
2 Careers office 2
3 Job Club 6
4 Private employment agency 147
5 Advertise in newspapers etc. 181
6 Answering adverts in newspapers etc. 666
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 1521
8 Direct approach to employers 252
9 Ask friends relatives etc. 186
10 Waiting for job application results 89
11 Looking for premises or equipment 13
12 Seek any permits for jobs 2
13 Try to obtain finance 6
14 Do anything else 201
15 Not looked in last 4 weeks 55088
-9 Does not apply 12441
-8 No answer 131
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2020
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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